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SpaceX SN-4 BLOWS up at 1:49 PM Local time in Boca Chica Tx
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Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	2 15:20 Skidmark [11126]
Palestinians angered over prayer restrictions at Cave of the Patriarchs	5 16:01 Rambler in Virginia [11128]
Unidentified gunmen abduct 4 in Kirkuk’s Daquq	0 [11128]
Fierce infighting among Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in Sari Kani	1 01:33 Besoeker [11128]
3 Clashes Amid 'Unannounced' Afghan Ceasefire	0 [11125]
Three policemen killed, others injured in a bomb blast in Mosul city	0 [11124]
Somali Army Kills Seven Al-Shabaab Militants In Operation	0 [11127]
Two Killed In Mogadishu Car Bomb Blast	0 [11127]
1.6kg heroin found in courier parcel, 2 detained	0 [11129]
26 Bangladeshis killed in Libya revenge attack	1 07:23 b [11129]
Powerful missile strike targets meeting of high-ranking Yemeni defense officials	0 [11127]
Russian, Syrian air forces launch first airstrikes in 2 months	0 [11127]
Syrian Army sends reinforcements to Raqqa to confront Turkish-backed groups	0 [11124]
Russian military reveals who was behind attack on Turkish Army in Idlib	0 [11124]
Turkey steps up efforts in Libya by shipping new weapons, equipment	0 [11128]
GNA Syrian terrorists kidnap three more women in Alkrimia Tripoli	1 20:28 trailing wife [11125]
GNA terrorists affiliated to Ansar Alsharia (AlQeada ) appearance on videos in Tripoli calling to impose sharia law in libya	0 [11123]
LNA's forces fully control Ramla axis in Tajoura Tripoli, East of Turkish occupied Mitiga Air-base	0 [11125]
Libya Limp List	2 09:57 Chris [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
NOTAM: All of Pakistan	7 17:55 Frank G [11124]
Fourth Iranian fuel tanker enters Venezuela	5 17:10 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Netanyahu: Palestinians in Israeli-annexed Jordan Valley won’t get citizenship	2 11:47 g(r)omgoru [11126]
As Twitter checks Trump, Khamenei account left alone, despite plea from Israel	1 21:48 SteveS [11131]
ISIS vows to exploit US drawdown in Iraq and Syria	1 19:54 jpal [11127]
Kadhmi praises intelligence, security services for killing ISIS terrorist	0 [11130]
Hezbollah's Golan operations headed by "Hajj Hashem." Hezbollah operational unit, led by Abu Hussein Sajed	2 07:38 Besoeker [11131]
Not far from the LAC, satellite picks up Chinese armour, artillery	8 10:39 Skidmark [11135]
SCoP backs SPLM-N calls to address secular state in Sudan peace process	0 [11131]
Head of Libya’s HSC Khalid Al-Mishri denied the existence of mercenaries in Libyan capital Tripoli	0 [11128]
Former Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister Jamal Bayoumi accused Turkey, ISIS, and other militias of draining Libya's resources	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Trump cuts ties to World Health Organization	2 22:55 trailing wife [11126]
SpaceX SN-4 BLOWS up at 1:49 PM Local time in Boca Chica Tx	3 17:51 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11129]
Multifunction smart glasses that can monitor your health, let you play video games with your eyes and still work as sunglasses are developed by South Korean scientists	0 [11126]
Going it alone: Russia plans to build its own space station when the ISS reaches the end of its life in a bid to reach the Moon and Mars	0 [11127]
Russia scrambles in Black and Baltic as US bombers approach.	3 23:08 Chris [11126]
SpaceX: forecast for tomorrow's launch is %50.	1 23:03 Vernal Hatrick [11127]
India politely rejects Trump's offered help.	0 [11125]
Indian CAP in LAC	0 [11124]
India: Monkeys steal corona virus samples!	4 22:50 SteveS [11127]
Drunk man rescued after passing out with rum bottle in lap, floating 7 miles down flooded river	1 18:25 Alaska Paul [11127]
Chicago sees 28 shot day after violent Memorial Day weekend	5 19:20 Procopius2k [11126]
PLA gains in Ladakh	0 [11127]
New York City mayor outlines first reopening steps	0 [11127]
Minneapolis: Police arrest CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez and crew on live television (video)	26 17:27 Airandee [11128]
Israel: Health ministry mulls shuttering schools, synagogues due to virus spike	0 [11127]
COVID Follies (cont'd): Hospitals lay off thousands, close to bankruptcy after denying treatments while "preparing for a COVID surge that never came"	5 19:56 Lex [11130]
Nepal is angry about India's new Himalayan link road	3 09:52 john frum [11127]
Fears that South Korea is entering coronavirus SECOND WAVE as largest spike in cases since April 5 prompts country to re-impose social restrictions	7 13:41 Skidmark [11127]
Israel sees sharp spike in coronavirus cases in 24 hours - 79 new patients	1 19:34 Skidmark [11126]
Louisiana cop is fired for saying its 'unfortunate' more African American people didn't die of coronavirus	1 07:26 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Elon Musk's plan to nuke Mars is a cover to deploy US nuclear weapons in space, Russia claims	5 20:12 Mike Kozlowski [11127]
Seven shot in Louisville protests over killing of black woman	0 [11123]
Tennis great Martina Navratilova declares that it's ‘time to riot everywhere!!!!	3 15:54 Whock Angaque6577 [11123]
New York City bans the words 'alien' and 'illegal' when referring to immigrants because the terms are 'degrading'	13 15:30 Skidmark [11123]
National Guard called to Minneapolis amid violent riots over George Floyd‘s death	19 20:04 SteveS [11130]
US Senator Tim Kaine tests positive for coronavirus antibodies	6 11:35 g(r)omgoru [11125]
China’s National People’s Congress endorses controversial new law to ban all “activities” in Hong Kong that endanger China’s national security	3 15:32 Skidmark [11124]
Sudan accuses Ethiopia of fresh border attacks	0 [11127]
Murder of three Chinese factory bosses in #Zambia, allegedly killed by disgruntled employees	0 [11127]
Rwanda’s High Court sentences a former mayor to life in prison for his role in the country’s 1994 genocide	2 15:33 Skidmark [11126]
Husband, wife executed by firing squad trying to flee North Korea	0 [11126]
UK Pathologist Dr. John Lee: How many actual COVID deaths? No one knows: "The way COVID deaths are counted is a scandal"	5 08:10 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Memory Hole Media: absurd hype + deletion of non-hysterical, fact-based posts on Medium etc	2 19:37 Skidmark [11130]
Moment paralyzed deaf-mute teenager attempts to rob a jewelry shop in Brazil with a fake gun held with his FEET	4 09:58 Raj [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Shooter Released After Authorities Determine All Victims Died Of COVID	2 10:26 JohnQC [11123]
Map of the Day: US counties divided by one-third of COVID deaths	10 15:50 Secret Master [11127]
Why Does the CDC Think the COVID-19 Fatality Rate Is So Low, and Why Won't It Tell Anyone?	25 18:20 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11124]
Someone finally brings clarity to the Obamagate narrative	7 11:49 trailing wife [11130]
Stock Market Tells the Tale: Trump Set to Win in November	15 10:43 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Prosecutor: 'Other Evidence' Supports No Charges in Floyd death	41 23:53 Clem [11130]
Page 6: Politix
SpaceX gets FAA approval now the politically harder FCC.	0 [11123]
Smartasses at Twitter instantly start censoring Trump.	4 13:38 Procopius2k [11124]
Cruz calls for criminal investigation of Twitter	2 19:25 Procopius2k [11124]
New GOP group launches $10 million campaign to get Republicans to vote for Biden over Trump	14 22:44 trailing wife [11131]
Fox Video: Gov. Cuomonaught admits he wouldn't send his mother to a nursing home amid Kung Flu crisis	1 07:22 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Gov. Whitmer asks Washington to help state's budget	8 21:08 Vernal Hatrick [11128]
New Jersey NAACP Leader Calls for Redo of Vote by Mail Election After Massive Irregularities	4 21:04 Vernal Hatrick [11126]
Maxine Waters: Trump’s Dog Whistle Promotes George Floyd Tragedy — Police ‘Enjoyed’ Killing	5 06:29 Procopius2k [11129]
Former Mueller Prosecutor Andrew Weissmann Now Fundraising for Joe Biden	4 13:09 DarthVader [11132]
Lindsey Graham: Comey, McCabe, Brennan and Clapper Will Be Called to Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee	7 18:09 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11130]
Barr asks federal attorney from Texas to lead review of 'unmasking' in FBI's Russia collusion probe	1 18:03 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11129]
Biden Backtracks on Picking Woman of Color as Running Mate	14 22:00 SteveS [11133]
Donald Trump tweets video of 'cowboys for Trump' supporter saying 'the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat' despite Republicans already apologizing for the threat	9 13:46 Frank G [11124]

    
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                        20:12 Mike Kozlowski

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                        19:56 Lex

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5	Commies
5	Sublime Porte
3	Antifa
3	Islamic State
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Govt of Syria
2	al-Qaeda
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Iran
1	Human Trafficking
1	Houthis
1	Narcos
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Hezbollah
1	Taliban

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2020-05-29
SpaceX SN-4 BLOWS up at 1:49 PM Local time in Boca Chica Tx

Thu 2020-05-28
Afghan Nation Calls for Continued
Ceasefire, Violence Down 80 Percent

Wed 2020-05-27
Palestinian teen dies while working with explosive in Gaza Strip

Tue 2020-05-26
Three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan to continue for another week

Mon 2020-05-25
Kurdish policeman found beheaded in Kirkuk

Sun 2020-05-24
UN committee urges France to prevent execution of convicted jihadists in Iraq

Sat 2020-05-23
Large cyber attack against Israel conducted from Gaza, Turkey, North Africa

Fri 2020-05-22
PA refuses UAE aid sent via Israel, won’t be ‘tool for normalization’ – report

Thu 2020-05-21
Iraq security forces arrest the new ISIS leader

Wed 2020-05-20
Abbas says the PA sees itself free of all agreements with Israel and the U.S. - including on security matters

Tue 2020-05-19
GNA captures al-Watiyah Airbase from the LNA

Mon 2020-05-18
Afghan president inks power-sharing deal with rival

Sun 2020-05-17
Pak Doctor on H-1B Visa Wanted to Attack U.S. for ISIS

Sat 2020-05-16
Tomb of Mordechai and Esther in Iran reportedly set ablaze

Fri 2020-05-15
France: Pro-Refugee Activist Murdered by Migrant He Was Sleeping With

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